Regional Council of Calabria explained

Regional Council of Calabria
Legislature:11th Legislature
Session Room:Palazzo Campanella.jpg
House Type:Unicameral
Leader1 Type:President
Leader1:Filippo Mancuso
Members:31
Structure1:Regional Council Calabria.svg
Structure1 Res:250px
Political Groups1:Government (21)

Opposition (10)

  • PD (6)
  • M5S (2)
  • (1)
  • Mixed (1)
Website:Official website

The Regional Council of Calabria (Consiglio regionale della Calabria) is one of the twenty Regional Councils of Italy.

Geography

The Regional Council represents the Calabria Region of Southern Italy.

Calabria is located in the "toe" of the southwestern Italian Peninsula.

Description

The Regional Council of Calabria was established in 1970. It is based at the Palazzo Campanella in the city of Reggio Calabria.

Composition

The Regional Council of Calabria was originally composed of 40 regional councillors. The number of regional councillors increased to 42 in the 1995 regional election, to 43 in the 2000 regional election and finally to 50 in the 2005 regional election.

Following the decree-law n. 138 of 13 August 2011, the number of regional councillors was reduced to 30.

Political groups

The Regional Council of Calabria is currently composed of the following political groups:[1]

PartySeatsStatus
Forza Italia
Democratic Party
League
Brothers of Italy
Forza Azzurri
Five Star Movement
Coraggio Italia
De Magistris for President
Union of the Centre
Mixed group

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Consiglio regionale della Calabria . www.consiglioregionale.calabria.it . 4 July 2019 . it.